Nouns (6)
deduction
n. an amount or percentage deducted
rebate
n. a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
deduction, price reduction
n. the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
bank discount, discount rate
n. interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
Verbs (7)
give a discount on
v. give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"
disregard, ignore, brush off, dismiss, brush aside, push aside
v. bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (76)
premium, insurance premium
n. payment for insurance
benefit
n. financial assistance in time of need
bonus, incentive
n. an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
dividend
n. a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
reward
n. payment made in return for a service rendered
shrink, reduce
v. reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
depreciate
v. lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"
depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue
v. lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"
diminish, belittle
v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"
lower, lour, make quieter, turn down
v. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
cut, trim, reduce, cut back, cut down on, cut down, trim down, trim back, make a reduction in, bring down
v. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
cut, disregard, snub, ignore
v. refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
question, query
v. pose a question
discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of
v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
refuse to acknowledge, disavow
v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"
disclaim, renounce title to
v. renounce a legal claim or title to
disinherit, disown
v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
condemn, judge unfit, declare unfit
v. declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"
contradict, controvert, oppose
v. be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
protest, dissent, resist
v. express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
disregard, neglect, slight, ignore, cold-shoulder
v. have no respect for
disobey, be disobedient to, refuse to follow
v. refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"
belittle, find fault with, disparage, pick at
v. express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
Synonyms (0)
Antonyms (3)
accept
v. consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
acknowledge, admit
v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
discount
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